In the light of Veganuary 2021 I thought I’d share a few thoughts on how I’m approaching Veganuary. I’ve been a vegetarian for over 10 years and going cold turkey (or rather cold nut roast) and jump into a full vegan diet is – I can tell you – it’s not easy. I spent the last year in a limbo: …
Vegan Dalgona Coffee Recipe Made With Barleycup
Sponsored post. New Year – New You? I for one will be doing Veganuary again – and hoping to stick to it. I’ve been in a limbo since the last one, being a vegetarian I still find it hard to stick to it. Largely, because my family isn’t vegan so a lot of time food prepping and feeding a family …
Best Vegan Chilli Sin Carne Recipe
I’ve been trying to perfect this recipe for ages, and I think I have finally managed it! I love a good veggie chilli, but sometimes either the colour of the dish (without the meat) or the taste of it can be pretty boring. Well, I like exciting and colourful food. This has become a fortnightly standard favourite for me in …
Giveaway: Win a Bottle of Speciality Gin from The Bottle Club
Gifted products. To wish Happy New Year to all my readers, I wanted to bring a giveaway to kick the celebrations off. You can win a bottle of speciality gin from The Bottle Club. About The Bottle Club Made up of a team of industry experts and curious drinkers, The Bottle Club is on a mission to revive the classics, …
Simple Minestrone Soup
One of my favourite soups – and I loooveee all the soups! Especially in winter, but even in summer nothing beats a chilled gazpacho in my view. Minestrone is fairly simple, there are loads of ways to prepare it, some add bacon (I obviously don’t), some like it with pasta, some prefer it without, the vegetables can vary too: courgette, …
Spiced Amaranth Flour Crackers With Aronia Berries And Walnuts (Gluten-Free)
In collaboration with Erbology.co I’ll be honest with you, I have never really heard of Amaranth flour before. I knew it’s a gluten free flour but I never realised that Amaranth is an ancient grain; once a staple of the Pre-Colombian Aztecs, it is packed with lots of nutrients. Unusually, amaranth contains all nine essential amino acids, including lysine, which …
Beetroot, Orange and Ginger Soup (Vegan Recipe)
It’s winter! Well actually it’s the 1st of December as I’m typing this. And all of a sudden the weather has also turned a little chillier hasn’t it? This always makes me feel pretty good. Well winter is supposed to be cold isn’t it? Teen temperatures at the end of November are not too great for my climate anxiety. Cold …
Cinnamon Sugar Bread Ends With Caramelised Pears
I’m all in when it comes to saving food from going to waste. I try all sorts of different ways to use up everything I have, but in all honesty, I enjoy being creative with saving food. But it’s also important to save what we can. Food waste – as we have probably all heard it lately on the news …
Simple Vegan Carrot Cake Recipe
Gifted products. So, I’ve been working on a few classics’ vegan version and this time it’s a real classic: a carrot cake recipe is up for veganisation! This is a fool-proof, easy and superbly delicious vegan carrot cake recipe, topped with vegan vanilla frosting. I love carrot cake. And ss always: I’m happy for any hidden veg my children eat. …
Roasted Red Pepper and Cauliflower Soup (Vegan) – Judge Soup Maker Review
Gifted item. I just love creamy soups in autumn and winter! And I also like playing around with the ingredients and trying to create something unusual but delicious. This is how this Roasted Red Pepper and Cauliflower Soup was created: I wanted something a bit different from what I normally make. On this occasion I used my new Judge Soup …